The Brief
- A Milwaukee man with a felony warrant fled a traffic stop on I-41, leading authorities on a 4.5-mile chase through Fond du Lac.
- The suspect lost control while exiting the highway, jumped his vehicle over Winnebago Street, and landed in a field before being apprehended after a brief foot chase.
- The driver now faces new charges including recklessly endangering safety and possession of a firearm.
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, Wis. – The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office and Wisconsin State Patrol chased a Milwaukee driver who had a felony arrest warrant in Kenosha on Saturday, May 9. That police chase ended with an arrest.
Police chase leads to arrest
What we know:
Officials said just after 9 a.m. Saturday, a state patrol trooper was on a traffic stop on northbound I-41, near US Highway 151, located in the Township of Fond du Lac. Backup was requested because the Milwaukee man driving the vehicle had a felony warrant through Kenosha County.
As a deputy and additional trooper were arriving on scene, the vehicle fled from the traffic stop. They lost sight of the vehicle until another Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office deputy located it traveling at a high rate of speed as it was exiting I-41 at S. Military Road. The vehicle briefly stopped at the top of the off-ramp and the deputy initiated a high-risk vehicle contact. The vehicle went in reverse until it was able to turn north onto S. Military Road. …